Gifts for Referrals

Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based on gifts for referrals.

Question

Justin: I’d also love it if you could talk once again about a Father’s Day thing for referrals. You mentioned the client who gave water bottles with Superman on them. I’m just wondering, if I do something like that, would I have to have my logo and website on it, or is it purely a gift without my stuff?

Answer

Joe: Yeah, so I interviewed a lady who talked about thanking other people. I wouldn’t put your logo on that. I would say if you’re going to do some sort of Father’s Day gift to fathers that are referral sources, or somehow connected to you, I would have it be something that’s just cool. And then, maybe you write them a note, ‘Hey, I really appreciate you being a referral source. Hope you have a great Father’s Day! Here’s a kick off to summer thing.’ Often, if you buy a group of twelve on Amazon, you can get a much better deal on some really cool water bottles, or things like that. So, for example, there’s these glass water bottles, that are super cool, that look like something out of a science lab. I got those for slow down school last year I think they were like a $1-$2 each.

Joseph R. Sanok, MA, LLP, LPC, NCC

Joe Sanok is an ambitious results expert. He is a private practice business consultant and counselor that helps small businesses and counselors in private practice to increase revenue and have more fun! He helps owners with website design, vision, growth, and using their time to create income through being a private practice consultant. Joe was frustrated with his lack of business and marketing skills when he left graduate school. He loved helping people through counseling, but felt that often people couldn’t find him. Over the past few years he has grown his skills, income, and ability to lead others, while still maintaining an active private practice in Traverse City, MI. To link to Joe’s Google+ .